Phillips Historic Motel & Cottages

Phillips was very clean and the guys at the desk were super friendly! The property out front had many cool sculptures. It is located close to several gas stations and fast food restaurants as well as an Ingles. In spite of being close to these things, the property was fairly quiet. Only complaint is that there is limited parking out front, however there are a few more parking spaces affiliated with the hotel behind the restaurant next door that we utilized. Overall was a clean and comfy experience.

The owners are so nice and the property is a unique place that encourages guest interaction. Cool sculpture in front and plenty of outdoor seating. I personally appreciated the friendly cat on the property. Only a 15 minute drive to Dragons Tail.

Wonderful lad running the place. I came at the worst time, after the hurricane, no wifi, no cell service, no way for him to know for sure our card would work other than our word. Lovely small town inn, nothing special, but everything is very thoughtful. Homey feel.

The place is a bit dated but, very clean! Cool dragon decorations in front of the property. The staff is very friendly and helpful. I'll be returning and telling all my friends about it!

We\'d previously stayed at Phillip\'s Historic Motel and Cottages when Ms. Jordan owned it. It was always clean, neat and tidy and she was always a delight to deal with. The motel is under new management now and is considerably run down. I took a cold shower on Saturday morning because there was no hot water, there was an old, discolored bath mat that looked like it had been used for years, and there were exposed wires in the overhead ceiling light. The TV didn\'t work and the owner\'s attitude towards us was nice one moment and then the next moment we seemed to be an inconvenience. At 10pm, when the owner and his girlfriend were sitting outside watching fireworks, I asked to use the dryer for 10 minutes. He rudely said, "You want to use the dryer in the middle of the night?" I didn\'t consider 10pm the middle of the night, especially when he and his girlfriend were clearly up and sitting outside. This will be our last time staying at Phillip\'s Motel. It certainly wasn\'t worth what we paid. We could have paid $20 more/night and stayed at a well recognized hotel chain a couple of miles away. We stayed there for old time\'s sake. We won\'t make that mistake again and we\'re disappointed to see the motel has become as run down as it has.

I arrived early around 1 pm and was able to check in, the man behind the counter seemed nice and friendly. The property is very old, dark and outdated. It is not a place that I would recommend to a family. However this area caters to motorcyclist and I would stay there again for an overnight bike trip especially since they have carports for motorcycles to use. The room was also a fairly large size and easy to access. Things I didn’t like: The walls are very dark, the electrical was outdated and converter boxes plugged into them for 3 prong plugs. The bathroom was somewhat updated but was not done professionally and the hot water only lasted about 5 minutes. There was a traditional full size coffee maker with everything to make a pot of coffee but the ground coffee was in a sealed pack and I didn’t have scissors or a knife to open it. There were ants on the nights stand both dead and alive. The carpet was very old, dark and dirty and I was not comfortable walking barefoot on it. This could be a very nice place to stay with some cosmetic updates. But it is a nice place to stay if you don’t care about that and want a short drive to cherahola skyway, the tail of the dragon and the moonshiner.

In a great location, easy to find. Great parking, even covered. Super friendly staff. Property is a little dated but extremely clean. You have everything you will need.

Nice size room, very comfortable beds. Bill was very accommodating. We were traveling on motorcycles and got caught in bad weather on the way there. We were afraid we wouldn't make it before he closed. He told me he would leave the key out for us and we could settle up with him in the morning. This motel is old but clean. No bugs!!! Great location and covered parking for motorcycles.

only downside was parking spaces were a little cramped

I paid under 300.00 but over 200.00 from Friday night to Sunday check out before 11:00am. We arrived around 4ish-maybe 5ish Friday- went to check in got a French lesson on my last name everyone gives me. And told if I wanted to purchase a shirt with a card I’d be charged an extra 13% unless I wanted to pay cash. He was just very snarky and thought it was personable. It wasn’t. When we walked into 105 I was greeted with a medium sized German cockroach on the headboard of the right queen sized bed. A note on the night stand asking for tips by the housekeeper and with all the crumbs and a quarter on the floor. If they are asking for tips but leaving quarters I’m sure that room wasn’t cleaned. Oh and the toilet wouldn’t stop flushing in this broom closet they call a room. I sent my hubs to ask to switch rooms. Hubs said the front desk clerk tried to make an excuse about yard work stirring up the roaches?! Um ok¿? But we got switched to 106 on the other side. More space, brighter, seemed cleaner, no visible wildlife indoors. We checked the mattresses, box springs, headboards and frames for bed bugs and sprayed the place with Lysol. It has a cover for bikes, it’s close to the dragon, has some nice eateries near by like the dole whip place, dirty by the dozen doughnuts, country gals and papas pizza around the corner pizza buffet. Oh and you won’t be bothered about ANYTHING (ie no toilet paper or towels) unless you ask. Oh and crap tv channels. Last, what history?

Good clean place to stay. Decent rates. Clean and quiet and comfy. Would definitely stay again. Nothing too fancy but has the basics and is clean.

The place is a bit dated but, very clean! Cool dragon decorations in front of the property. The staff is very friendly and helpful. I'll be returning and telling all my friends about it!

Service was excellent, very happy with the staff. The room was also generally very clean and pretty comfortable. The downsides were primarily in room condition. There is a lot of fit and finish that should be done to bring the rooms up to a suitable standard. I appreciate the historic nature of the motel and don't expect remodeling, though there were issues like missing/damaged trim, pretty poor paint, poor seal around the window AC, etc. I also would have appreciated black out curtains or blinds as a lot of light came through the existing, small curtains. My only complaint cleanliness wise was that I saw what appeared to be black mold growing beneath the showerhead on the wood panels. Otherwise the room was very clean.

The rooms were kept nice and clean! The guy that runs the place is very nice and was very polite to answering any questions we had.

The owner was friendly and gave dining suggestions for the area. The motel is old and deteriorating. The room had a musty moldy odor. The carpet was beyond worn out. The bathroom tile was broken and falling off. The grout was stained brown. In 4 days we never got clean towels. There was no body wash, shampoo, or conditioner in the shower. They never replenished cups or coffee. The bed was very stiff and creaked loudly when you turned over. The blinds were bent and damaged and the window air conditioner was filthy. They had a recliner in the room, but we didnt sit on it because of the stains others had left. Ourside the room there was old unwanted furnituture and exercize equipment in the parking space. We feel certain that if the health department inspected this place it would not pass inspection. though it was inexpensi e, I would NOT recommend staying here.

I arrived early around 1 pm and was able to check in, the man behind the counter seemed nice and friendly. The property is very old, dark and outdated. It is not a place that I would recommend to a family. However this area caters to motorcyclist and I would stay there again for an overnight bike trip especially since they have carports for motorcycles to use. The room was also a fairly large size and easy to access. Things I didn’t like: The walls are very dark, the electrical was outdated and converter boxes plugged into them for 3 prong plugs. The bathroom was somewhat updated but was not done professionally and the hot water only lasted about 5 minutes. There was a traditional full size coffee maker with everything to make a pot of coffee but the ground coffee was in a sealed pack and I didn’t have scissors or a knife to open it. There were ants on the nights stand both dead and alive. The carpet was very old, dark and dirty and I was not comfortable walking barefoot on it. This could be a very nice place to stay with some cosmetic updates. But it is a nice place to stay if you don’t care about that and want a short drive to cherahola skyway, the tail of the dragon and the moonshiner.

Beds are very uncomfortable. Ants both inside and outside the room. Deadbolt did not actually lock the door. Shower plumbing was loose in the wall. It definitely needs a lot of modernization, sprucing up, and an exterminator for the ants!

In a great location, easy to find. Great parking, even covered. Super friendly staff. Property is a little dated but extremely clean. You have everything you will need.

It's unbelievable that this motel is still in operation. It was filthy, bed sheets and pillows needed to be replaced with new and clean ones.after checking the room we left and used another motel.

As outdated as this place looks, it was actually very clean and comfortable. The bed was nice, the shower pressure was great, the water was hot. Bill is super friendly and accommodating. I would absolutely stay here again.

The room was fine for what we needed. It just had a few maintenance issues. Nothing big it was comfortable and clean.

Hotel is listed as “historic” when what they really meant is “old and run down”. Granted, it is an old building, charming on the outside. However, that is where charming ends. When I checked in, the first greeting that I received from the front desk person, who I am assuming was the owner, was “well I hope your shower is working”, and proceeded to tell me that the “very small shower” had been leaking into the room below so the plumber had come to install a new one. We then went to the room which had two very old queen beds with very used thin mattresses - one so squeaky I wouldn’t even sit on it, let alone sleep in it- with dilapidated old bedding, thin as a pancake old pillows, very old carpet, dirty coffee maker, frozen over refrigerator, and a “new” shower insert that one could barely stand in let alone turn around to wash oneself. Also it had slots for a stationary glass door that was not on the shower, but an old shower curtain hung in place. It was a chilly night, and the very old wall heater kept cutting off. They also went all out with Walmart towels. Location is across from the main school bus lot, and this morning the exhaust fumes from buses was very prominent in our room. Happily, we were only there for one night!

It was not a bad room. Nice size. Clean enough. But to make me return they would need to add blackout curtains. The room is too light all night. Since I doubt they will change, I will not be returning.

Service was excellent, very happy with the staff. The room was also generally very clean and pretty comfortable. The downsides were primarily in room condition. There is a lot of fit and finish that should be done to bring the rooms up to a suitable standard. I appreciate the historic nature of the motel and don't expect remodeling, though there were issues like missing/damaged trim, pretty poor paint, poor seal around the window AC, etc. I also would have appreciated black out curtains or blinds as a lot of light came through the existing, small curtains. My only complaint cleanliness wise was that I saw what appeared to be black mold growing beneath the showerhead on the wood panels. Otherwise the room was very clean.

3 nights never saw cleaning staff, A/C kept cool but very noisy,toilet never stopped running,coffee pot nasty on inside ,place was right on road had to be careful opening door ,place very rundown but keeps you out the rain and off the ground

I arrived early around 1 pm and was able to check in, the man behind the counter seemed nice and friendly. The property is very old, dark and outdated. It is not a place that I would recommend to a family. However this area caters to motorcyclist and I would stay there again for an overnight bike trip especially since they have carports for motorcycles to use. The room was also a fairly large size and easy to access. Things I didn’t like: The walls are very dark, the electrical was outdated and converter boxes plugged into them for 3 prong plugs. The bathroom was somewhat updated but was not done professionally and the hot water only lasted about 5 minutes. There was a traditional full size coffee maker with everything to make a pot of coffee but the ground coffee was in a sealed pack and I didn’t have scissors or a knife to open it. There were ants on the nights stand both dead and alive. The carpet was very old, dark and dirty and I was not comfortable walking barefoot on it. This could be a very nice place to stay with some cosmetic updates. But it is a nice place to stay if you don’t care about that and want a short drive to cherahola skyway, the tail of the dragon and the moonshiner.

My friend’s room had no water for hours.

Beds are very uncomfortable. Ants both inside and outside the room. Deadbolt did not actually lock the door. Shower plumbing was loose in the wall. It definitely needs a lot of modernization, sprucing up, and an exterminator for the ants!

It is a cute motel but it lacked comfort. The bed felt like crawling out of a Crip and was not comfortable at all..the room was small

Nice size room, very comfortable beds. Bill was very accommodating. We were traveling on motorcycles and got caught in bad weather on the way there. We were afraid we wouldn't make it before he closed. He told me he would leave the key out for us and we could settle up with him in the morning. This motel is old but clean. No bugs!!! Great location and covered parking for motorcycles.

Phillips was very clean and the guys at the desk were super friendly! The property out front had many cool sculptures. It is located close to several gas stations and fast food restaurants as well as an Ingles. In spite of being close to these things, the property was fairly quiet. Only complaint is that there is limited parking out front, however there are a few more parking spaces affiliated with the hotel behind the restaurant next door that we utilized. Overall was a clean and comfy experience.

Bill was extremely accommodating to our needs!

We\'d previously stayed at Phillip\'s Historic Motel and Cottages when Ms. Jordan owned it. It was always clean, neat and tidy and she was always a delight to deal with. The motel is under new management now and is considerably run down. I took a cold shower on Saturday morning because there was no hot water, there was an old, discolored bath mat that looked like it had been used for years, and there were exposed wires in the overhead ceiling light. The TV didn\'t work and the owner\'s attitude towards us was nice one moment and then the next moment we seemed to be an inconvenience. At 10pm, when the owner and his girlfriend were sitting outside watching fireworks, I asked to use the dryer for 10 minutes. He rudely said, "You want to use the dryer in the middle of the night?" I didn\'t consider 10pm the middle of the night, especially when he and his girlfriend were clearly up and sitting outside. This will be our last time staying at Phillip\'s Motel. It certainly wasn\'t worth what we paid. We could have paid $20 more/night and stayed at a well recognized hotel chain a couple of miles away. We stayed there for old time\'s sake. We won\'t make that mistake again and we\'re disappointed to see the motel has become as run down as it has.

Not the fanciest place we've stayed at, but nice people and atmosphere, close enough to walk wherever you need, and always love supporting a local spot over some chain - 10/10 recommend

Quaint Mom and Pop place. Super friendly staff.

Just an amazing place to stay !! Great service

Group of 5. Stayed in two rooms then changed travel plans and stayed another night in a 3 bedroom. Change to 3 bedroom was simple and easy. Staff supplied us with anything we needed. Will definitely stay again. Place is clean.

In a great location, easy to find. Great parking, even covered. Super friendly staff. Property is a little dated but extremely clean. You have everything you will need.

I paid under 300.00 but over 200.00 from Friday night to Sunday check out before 11:00am. We arrived around 4ish-maybe 5ish Friday- went to check in got a French lesson on my last name everyone gives me. And told if I wanted to purchase a shirt with a card I’d be charged an extra 13% unless I wanted to pay cash. He was just very snarky and thought it was personable. It wasn’t. When we walked into 105 I was greeted with a medium sized German cockroach on the headboard of the right queen sized bed. A note on the night stand asking for tips by the housekeeper and with all the crumbs and a quarter on the floor. If they are asking for tips but leaving quarters I’m sure that room wasn’t cleaned. Oh and the toilet wouldn’t stop flushing in this broom closet they call a room. I sent my hubs to ask to switch rooms. Hubs said the front desk clerk tried to make an excuse about yard work stirring up the roaches?! Um ok¿? But we got switched to 106 on the other side. More space, brighter, seemed cleaner, no visible wildlife indoors. We checked the mattresses, box springs, headboards and frames for bed bugs and sprayed the place with Lysol. It has a cover for bikes, it’s close to the dragon, has some nice eateries near by like the dole whip place, dirty by the dozen doughnuts, country gals and papas pizza around the corner pizza buffet. Oh and you won’t be bothered about ANYTHING (ie no toilet paper or towels) unless you ask. Oh and crap tv channels. Last, what history?

As outdated as this place looks, it was actually very clean and comfortable. The bed was nice, the shower pressure was great, the water was hot. Bill is super friendly and accommodating. I would absolutely stay here again.

Phillips was very clean and the guys at the desk were super friendly! The property out front had many cool sculptures. It is located close to several gas stations and fast food restaurants as well as an Ingles. In spite of being close to these things, the property was fairly quiet. Only complaint is that there is limited parking out front, however there are a few more parking spaces affiliated with the hotel behind the restaurant next door that we utilized. Overall was a clean and comfy experience.

The owners are so nice and the property is a unique place that encourages guest interaction. Cool sculpture in front and plenty of outdoor seating. I personally appreciated the friendly cat on the property. Only a 15 minute drive to Dragons Tail.

All good. Quick walk to the Main Street.

The location was nice and safe. The rooms need a major upgrade.

Not the fanciest place we've stayed at, but nice people and atmosphere, close enough to walk wherever you need, and always love supporting a local spot over some chain - 10/10 recommend

On Main Street

I arrived early around 1 pm and was able to check in, the man behind the counter seemed nice and friendly. The property is very old, dark and outdated. It is not a place that I would recommend to a family. However this area caters to motorcyclist and I would stay there again for an overnight bike trip especially since they have carports for motorcycles to use. The room was also a fairly large size and easy to access. Things I didn’t like: The walls are very dark, the electrical was outdated and converter boxes plugged into them for 3 prong plugs. The bathroom was somewhat updated but was not done professionally and the hot water only lasted about 5 minutes. There was a traditional full size coffee maker with everything to make a pot of coffee but the ground coffee was in a sealed pack and I didn’t have scissors or a knife to open it. There were ants on the nights stand both dead and alive. The carpet was very old, dark and dirty and I was not comfortable walking barefoot on it. This could be a very nice place to stay with some cosmetic updates. But it is a nice place to stay if you don’t care about that and want a short drive to cherahola skyway, the tail of the dragon and the moonshiner.

Simple cottage like stay close to landmark attraction

In a great location, easy to find. Great parking, even covered. Super friendly staff. Property is a little dated but extremely clean. You have everything you will need.

Economically priced. Well maintained. Very friendly staff! Great fire pit! Street noise can be annoying.